Chapter 17 Review
Across
- 4. This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2)
- 6. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “Should ______ leaders be punished?”
- 8. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only)
- 12. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _____ taxes
- 13. Sherman’s “Special Field Order Number 15” promised freed African Americans 40 acres and a ______, but that promise was taken away by President Johnson after Lincoln was assassinated
- 15. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to approve the _____ Amendment.
- 16. Many Republicans thought Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction was too _____ to the Confederacy and its leaders
- 19. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 gave African Americans in the South _______ freedom and power
- 22. Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached, but not _______ from office
- 24. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because the ____ Party split into two groups
- 27. Republicans called the Peace Democrats of the North by this nickname because their ideas were “deadly” to the Union’s chances of winning the war
- 28. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _______ tests
- 29. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to rewrite its state _______
Down
- 1. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because several members of Grant’s _____ got involved in big scandals
- 2. Many communities in the South passed _____ to limit the rights of African Americans (2)
- 3. Republicans created the ______ shortly before the end of the Civil War to help slaves transition to freedom (2)
- 5. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “How should the Confederate states rejoin the ______?”
- 6. The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction
- 7. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because of the _______ crisis in the country during his presidency
- 9. The _______ used intimidation and violence to regain political power for white people in the South (3)
- 10. The Radical Republicans pushed the _____ Amendment to ensure the right to vote for African Americans in the South
- 11. The second part of Reconstruction - after Andrew Johnson lost control of it - was called _________ because it was under the control of the Radical Republicans (2)
- 14. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including ______ clauses
- 17. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only)
- 18. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “What role should free _______ play in the country?” (2)
- 20. He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only)
- 21. Southerners used this insult for people who travelled to the South to help with Reconstruction, although Southerners thought they were looking for opportunities to just get wealthy
- 23. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that Congress created 5 _____ in the South (2)
- 25. Reconstruction started with “___________” Reconstruction guided by Andrew Johnson, but Republicans weren’t satisfied with it
- 26. African Americans in the South understood that ______ would help them take part in the political process, understand their civil rights, and earn more money (know all three reasons!)